"You can't change time, time changes you." The H-Bomb: When I think of the great filmmakers who emerged from the Golden Age of 70's cinema, Francis Ford Coppola almost immediately comes to mind, and with good reason. This is the man who in the span of that decade gave us The Godfather, The Godfather: Part II, The Conversation, and Apocalypse Now. Those four films alone … [Read more...] about Twixt
Elysium
It's the place to be. The H-Bomb: Sometime, in what we can only hope is the very distant future, the Earth has become a contaminated cesspool of pollution and disease. The super wealthy have made a new home for themselves on Elysium, a gigantic space station complete with houses, gardens, and an atmosphere, so they can live quiet lives of comfort. As for the have-nots … [Read more...] about Elysium
Only God Forgives
"Wanna fight?" The H-Bomb: Nicolas Winding Refn's Drive was one hell of a great film. Easily one of the very best of 2011, and it will in all likelihood end up somewhere on my list of favorite films of the decade. With its striking visual style, its potent violence, its kick ass soundtrack, and, most of all, its understated-but-arresting lead performance by Ryan Gosling, … [Read more...] about Only God Forgives
2 Guns
Because two is better than one. The H-Bomb: Would be drug peddlers Bobby Trench (Denzel Washington) and Stig Stigman (Mark Wahlberg) hatch a scheme to rob a small town bank holding three million dollars that belong to Mexican narcotics kingpin Papi Greco (Edward James Olmos). The overly complicated heist goes down without a hitch, except for one thing, instead of finding … [Read more...] about 2 Guns
Upstream Color
It all starts with a worm... The H-Bomb: Way back in 2004, a hot young talent named Shane Carruth took the Sundance Film Festival by storm with his feature debut, Primer, a brain bending science-fiction flick that he wrote, directed, starred, shot, edited and even composed the score for. It was a dense, cerebral time travel tale that confounded many, but those willing to … [Read more...] about Upstream Color
